Credibly Accused

Search lists of U.S. Catholic clergy that have been deemed credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Published Jan. 28, 2020

This database was last updated in January 2020 and should only be used as a historical snapshot of the lists published by dioceses and religious orders. There may be changes to those records that are not reflected here.

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Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota

Joseph Heitzer

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Disclosures of Names of Priests Credibly Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor - These men have credible accusations of abuse against them related to incidents reported to have occurred in other dioceses.”

Birth Year: 1914

Ordination year: 1942

Reported assignment history:

Associate, Holy Trinity, Winsted, 1942-1944
Associate, St. Andrew, Fairfax, 1944
Associate, Assumption, St. Paul, 1944-1945
Associate, Holy Redeemer, Marshall, 1945
Associate, St. Mary, Sleepy Eye, 1945-1948
Associate, St. Joseph, Waconia, 1948
Associate, St. Aloysius, Olivia, 1948-1950
Administrator, Sacred Heart, Franklin, 1950-1954
Pastor, St. Joseph, Rosen, 1954-1955
Pastor, St. Michael, Gaylord, 1955-1956
Pastor, St. Luke, Clearwater, 1956-1958
Pastor, St. Scholastica, Heidelberg, 1958-1966
Associate, St. Richard, Richfield, 1966-1967
In residence, St. Peter, Forest Lake, 1967-1968
Sacramental and supply ministry, clergy retreat house, Nevis (in the Crookston Diocese), 1968
Chaplain, Divine Providence nursing home, Ivanhoe, 1969

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Sources: U.S Catholic dioceses and religious orders, ProPublica reporting, Pontifical Yearbook (2019)

Data entry by: Tatyana Bellamy-Walker, Grace Haley, Samantha Maldonado, Spencer Norris, Anna Pouza, Lilia Saul

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